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Jever control tower.   In the Luftwaffe days this was a hospital - Summer 1959.   Chris Stone's sharp eye as an artist spotted that the original had been printed in reverse, which is why when this is corrected the text is now in reverese.      Clive Roberts adds the following information about Flying Wing HQ: The building depicted is frequently described as the Control Tower, this was only a relatively small part of it.   It was Flying Wing H.Q. and contained:   Ground Radio Servicing Flight radio workshops, Ground Radar also used the facilities.   G.R.S.F. Crew room, and S.N.C.O.'s office,
Sgt. Joe Millington (from Athlone).   The 'Local' transmitter and some 'Standby' packsets (these were ex-aircraft sets) plus a rack full of line amplifiers for the voice to the transmitter site on the other side of the airfield.   The S.A.T.C.O.'s and D.A.T.C.O.'s offices.   Met. Office teleprinter room (they had a German civilian printer mech.)   The above were all along an upstairs corridor in the wing to the left of the Control Tower as viewed in the picture.   Downstairs there was a briefing room which was used for Instructional Films on days when the weather was 'clampers'.   I've watched First Aid films, 'The Dam Busters', 'Reach for the Sky' and many 'Fact and Faith' films in that room.   In the cellars below (all German buildings have cellars) G.R.S.F. kept aerials, masts and associated tackle and Sergeant Lionel Papworth kept his shovels for snow clearance.   To the right of the Tower was a large room upstairs which was used as a rest room and at Christmas became the Flying Wing Bar.
The C.O., Gp Captain I. Smith used to visit all 13 sections on Camp and award a prize for the best Bar, we spent minimal cash from our fund on decoration so had a bigger bar stock.   Groupie always came to us last!   He would have quite a long chat to us while sampling our stock.   I remember one occasion when Cpl. 'Taff' Hope had a discussion with him about the viability of having a Brothel on Camp, Groupie was very sympathetic but said it was out of his control!   I can't remember what was on the ground floor of this wing, except that a couple of our (Ground Radio) chaps had a bunk.   I don't remember what was in the cellars but these had big steel doors, much like watertight doors on ships, operated by large levers.   These were marked as the morgue (during Luftwaffe use).   Almost behind the Tower and forming the leg of a T was another wing which housed the following:   Most of the G.R.S.F. personnel in 4 man and 2 man bunks (Upstairs).   On the ground floor was the Intelligence Officer's office.   One Major McGregor at this time, he looked very smart in 'full rig' with his boots and spurs.   Strangely, he was not a member of the Riding Club.   Cellars Unknown in this part.   One of the features of Flying Wing H.Q. was the broad staircase from the entrance hall to the first floor, which was made of some sort of re-constructed granulated granite or some such.   This was very slippery when wearing studded parade boots, as I can verify, having slid from top to bottom on my back, at attention, (with every step hitting me on the descent) and ending up at the foot of the stairs still at attention with my rifle.   This seemed to amuse my friends a lot.   (Thanks to John Smith and Clive Roberts.)
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